William - 19th Century 1

The Country for Me is the first full biography of Joel Palmer (1810–81), born in Canada to American parents, who played a central role in the political and economic shaping of Oregon. Having travele……続きを見る

Ellen Craft, the child of her enslaver, poses as the owner of her husband William as they make their way north to freedom. They meet and overcome many obstacles and dangers before they reach Philade……続きを見る

A raw and vivid account of Texas frontier life, written by one of the men who lived it. Originally published in 1906, Captain Jeff; or, Frontier Life in Texas with the Texas Rangers preserves the me……続きを見る

By: John B. Linn and William H. Egle, Pub. 1880, reprinted 2025, 552 pages, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-923-0. This book contains the names the Muster-Rolls of approximately 17,000 soldiers, officers,……続きを見る

By: William Henry Perrin, Pub. 1883, reprinted 2025, 680 pages, E-BOOK, NEW INDEX, ISBN #978-1-63914-936-0. Effingham County was created in 1831 from Crawford and Fayette Counties. This book is brok……続きを見る

The Texas League’s first baseball season in 1888 took place during a turbulent political, economic, and cultural time in Texas. Amid the millions of acres of wild and rural Texas frontier boomed the……続きを見る

By: William Griffee Brown, Pub. 1954, reprinted 2025, 479 pages, New Index, E-BOOK, ISBN #978-1-63914-941-4. Nicholas County was created in 1818 from Greenbrier, Kanawha, and Randolph Counties. This……続きを見る

Letters on the Cholera Morbus is a compelling and historically significant collection of correspondence written by James Gillkrest during the early 19th century, at a time when the world was gripped……続きを見る

History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce Volume 4 (of 4) by W. S. Lindsay is the concluding volume of Lindsay’s comprehensive exploration into the evolution of maritime trade and the develo……続きを見る

History of Merchant Shipping and Ancient Commerce Volume 2 (of 4) by W. S. Lindsay is a comprehensive and meticulously researched exploration of the evolution of maritime trade and the development o……続きを見る

The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history For over seventy years and five generations, the enslaved families of Prince George's County, Maryland, filed……続きを見る

Guided by the romantic compass of Turner, Byron, and Ruskin, Victorian travellers to the Dolomites sketched in the mountainous backdrop of Venice a cultural ‘Petit Tour’ of global significance. As t……続きを見る

With nuanced observations from the star author and historian, here are the celebrated journals documenting Lewis and Clark's legendary expedition into the uncharted American West, abridged into a si……続きを見る

Before the Civil War, the American people did not have to worry about a federal tax collector coming to their door. The reason why was the tariff, taxing foreign goods and imports on arrival in the ……続きを見る

After its early introduction into the English colonies in North America, slavery in the United States lasted as a legal institution until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution ……続きを見る

In "The Adventures of William F. Drannan," William F. Drannan presents a vivid and engaging autobiographical account that captures the raw essence of frontier life in 19th-century America. Drannan's……続きを見る

In "Chief of Scouts," William F. Drannan crafts a vivid narrative that delves into the tumultuous life of a scout in the American frontier during the late 19th century. This memoir-style account int……続きを見る

This book offers the most comprehensive study yet of the history behind impeachment in the United States, considering its use against presidents, judges, justices, and members of the cabinet. Althou……続きを見る

On the surface, the case itself seems a minor one at best. William Marbury, a last-minute judicial appointee of outgoing Federalist president John Adams, demanded redress from the Supreme Court when……続きを見る

A ruler of unmatched ambition. A kingdom on the brink of transformation. A legacy that shaped the course of European history. In Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia, William Reddaway brings ……続きを見る

William Kauffman Scarborough has produced a work of incomparable scope and depth, offering the challenge to see afresh one of the most powerful groups in American history -- the wealthiest southern ……続きを見る

In The Last Fire-Eater, renowned historian of the American South William A. Link examines the life of Roger A. Pryor, a Virginia secessionist, Confederate general, and earnest proponent of postwar s……続きを見る

Films possess virtually unlimited power for crafting broad interpretations of American history. Nineteenth-century America has proven especially conducive to Hollywood imaginations, producing indeli……続きを見る

William Marvel’s The Confederate Resurgence of 1864 examines a dozen understudied Confederate and Union military operations carried out during the winter and spring of 1864 that, taken cumulatively,……続きを見る

Winner of the Christopher J. Kauffman Prize in U.S. Catholic History of the American Catholic Historical Association In Making Catholic America**, William S. Cossen shows how Catholic men and women ……続きを見る

This ambitious book examines the constitutional and legal doctrines of the antislavery movement from the eve of the American Revolution to the Wilmot Proviso and the 1848 national elections. Relatin……続きを見る

Winner: Henry Adams Prize Adopting a new approach to an American icon, an award-winning scholar reexamines the life of Abraham Lincoln to demonstrate how his remarkable political acumen and leadersh……続きを見る

In "The Mysteries of Free Masonry," William Morgan delves into the esoteric traditions and intricate rituals that define Freemasonry, revealing the hidden knowledge and symbolism that have long intr……続きを見る

In "One Way Out: A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America," William Carleton offers readers a profound exploration of identity, ambition, and the complex emotional landscape of immigration.……続きを見る

By: J.H. Battle & Robert Peter, MD, Pub. 1882, Reprinted 2017, 854 pages, E-BOOK, Index, ISBN #978-1-63914-397-9. Fayette County was created in 1780 as one of the first three counties formed by the ……続きを見る